七老八小 — “The old and the young”
七老八小 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the old and the young”. A group comprising both elderly people and children. Literally, “seven old, eight young”.
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七老八小 Pronunciation and Pinyin
七老八小 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 七老八小
一家人出门旅游，七老八小，非常热闹。
The whole family went traveling, a mix of old and young, making it very lively.
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Synonyms of 七老八小
More idioms starting with 七
- qī七qī七bā八bā八more or less; in bits and pieces
- qī七shàng上bā八xià下agitated and restless
- qī七shàng上bā八luò落agitated and unsettled
- qī七le了bā八dāng当Everything is properly arranged and settled
- qī七shì事bā八shì事numerous and jumbled matters
- qī七dào倒bā八wāi歪in complete disarray
- qī七shí十èr二biàn变numerous and varied transformations
- qī七shí十èr二háng行all trades and professions
- qī七kǒu口bā八zuǐ嘴many people talking at once
- qī七zuǐ嘴bā八zhāng张many people talking at once
- qī七zuǐ嘴bā八shé舌many people talking at once
- qī七dà大bā八xiǎo小of varying or uneven sizes
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What does 七老八小 mean?
七老八小 (qī lǎo bā xiǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the old and the young”.
How do you pronounce 七老八小?
七老八小 is pronounced qī lǎo bā xiǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 七老八小 literally mean?
Literally, 七老八小 means “seven old, eight young”. It is used to mean “the old and the young”.
What is the Chinese definition of 七老八小?
指老人与小孩。老老少少